"We're talking about something like it hasn't been done before, which it has. He’s been beaten by his own teammate twice," said Gatlin, referring to Yohan Blake's victories over Bolt at the Jamaican Olympic Trials. "The guy is beatable, it's just that you've got to pick the right day, right conditions. It's a small window of error, a small margin of success, but it's attainable."

Yes, Gatlin's right. Bolt has been beaten. He has been beaten by his own teammate at the Jamaican Olympic Trials. He has been beaten by himself (via false starts) in the world championships. But what about when he's on the world's biggest stage and racing for gold?